What were the busiest residential construction markets in November? We analyze the latest data to find out. Residential construction in Houston maintained its towering stature in November, with construction in the Bayou City topping $591 million, according to the

Pending home sales stabilized in November, but what does that tell us about the broader housing market? Pending home sales in November inched up 0.2 percent from October, according to the latest Pending Home Sales Index from the National

Existing-home sales have been a bit weak the last couple of months; what are the reasons behind the decline? November was a rough month for existing-home sales. Not only were sales down 4.3 percent from October to November, but

Today’s report on construction spending was just the latest positive sign for the nation’s residential housing construction market. #82355313 / gettyimages.com The latest construction numbers came out today from the U.S. Census Bureau, and they were promising: at a seasonally

First-time homebuyers play a big role in the housing market, but where are they in the scheme of the housing recovery? Twenty-eight percent – that was the share of first-time homebuyers in November, according to NAR’s latest existing-home sales

Though home prices slowed a bit in Texas in October, they maintained strong yearly gains. Home prices in the Lone Star State were steady as ever in October, according to the October Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s.

What were the top attention-getting, most interesting stories of 2013? Let’s find out, shall we? We have our top 10 news stories on the next few

Houston has been named one of 2013’s “Best Performing American Cities,” according to the Milken Institute’s “Best Performing Cities” Index. The city was named No. 8 out of America’s 200 largest metropolitan areas. The Milken Index is an “outcomes-based” ranking,

The Lake Houston office of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene continues to grow with the addition of Realtor Tammy Shelton, whose background includes property management and leasing, to its team of professionals. “Tammy brings a marvelous

November was not the most stellar of months for existing-home sales, with a number of factors impacting the famed housing statistic. Existing-home sales declined by both monthly and yearly measures in November, according to the latest analysis by the

Residential construction seems, on the surface, to have posted some extravagant numbers in November, but what does a deeper dig behind the data reveal? November was a roaring good month for home construction, with privately-owned housing started rising to

The news was glorious for Houston in CoreLogic’s latest Equity Report. Another quarter, another glistening report on the overwhelming health of Houston’s mortgage markets. According to the latest Equity Report from CoreLogic, Houston boasts the most healthy mortgage market

Homebuilders continued to grow more confident with the housing market in December, according to the NAHB. Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose yet again in December, as more and more homebuilders liked what they

Just when you thought that housing inventory in Houston could not go any lower, November managed to prove all of us wrong. Houston home sales may have enjoyed their 30th straight month of increases in November, but all that

Are the foreclosure markets finally on the path to recovery, or will 2014 mark a resurgence? RealtyTrac had very positive news to report in its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for November, which uncovered quite a few promising developments in

When looking at two of the more important measures of a housing market’s general health, how did Houston fair in November? Here at Houston Agent, we follow quite a few indices and analysis, and one of our undeniable favorites is